Welcome to the MIT Applied Cooperation Initiative
We are a team of researchers who apply lessons from the social sciences to increase contributions to real-world public goods.
We are a team of researchers who apply lessons from the social sciences to increase contributions to real-world public goods.
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A new book explores how game theory explains seemingly irrational behavior, from tastes in food to how people donate to charity.
More information about educational initiatves and affiliated courses at the Golub Center.
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Long touted by economists, carbon taxes are transparent, enforceable, and adjustable. An MIT Sloan finance professor explains her support.
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$200,000 prize will be awarded to Dr. Fischer and a fellowship named in his honor will be awarded to an MIT Sloan MBA student; Dr. Fischer will deliver the inaugural Miriam Pozen Address at MIT.
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Judges are Mohamed A. El-Erian, Kristin J. Forbes, Deborah J. Lucas, Robert C. Merton, Ronald P. O’Hanley, Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Raghuram R. Rajan, and Robert Zoellick.
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A panel of practitioners explores how to solve worker shortages and offers three best practices for success.
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“Climate risk is investment risk.” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink shares his thoughts on how to create a net zero carbon world by 2050.
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The $200,000 prize, the first ever awarded by MIT in the area of financial policy, will be given biennially starting in the spring of 2020.